Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for a potential serial rapist who has been making his way into women’s apartments by knocking on their doors and forcing themselves in. The most recent incident happened yesterday morning at an apartment complex not far from the Galleria. Police say a thin black man asked the woman…… MORE
Texas University Offers Full Tuition To Low and Middle Income Students
Houston (CNN) – Rice University will award scholarships that will cover the cost of tuition to students from low-income and middle-income families starting next fall, the school announced this week. Under an initiative called The Rice Investment, US students seeking an undergraduate degree with family incomes under $130,000 will not pay tuition. Those with family incomes below…… MORE
Houston Texans blast educator for ‘black QB’ comment about Watson
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans fired back Wednesday at an East Texas school superintendent who wrote: “You can’t count on a black quarterback,” in the comment section of an online news article where he was criticizing quarterback Deshaun Watson. Lynn Redden is superintendent of the Onalaska Independent School District in the Piney Woods, about…… MORE
Fort Worth Program Donates Books to Classrooms for North Texas Giving Day
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Read Fort Worth, a Classroom Library Campaign, is using 100% of donations from North Texas Giving Day to buy books for schools. The Read Fort Worth program has already donated 6,000 books to local schools and they are trying to give more and stock classroom shelves. Program director Anel Mercado said for…… MORE
Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban to Pay Millions Following NBA Investigation
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban has agreed to contribute $10 million to women’s causes after an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the organization. According to the report, the league found serious workplace misconduct by former and current employees. A Sports Illustrated article published earlier this year revealed allegations of sexual harassment…… MORE
Two Men From Texas Arrested in $364M Ponzi Scheme
BALTIMORE (AP) – Federal prosecutors in Maryland say three men are facing charges in a $364 million investment scheme that entrapped more than 400 victims nationwide. U.S. Attorney Robert Hur announced at a news conference Wednesday that 53-year-old Kevin Merrill of Towson, 54-year-old Jay Ledford of Westlake, Texas, and Las Vegas, and 28-year-old Cameron Jezierski…… MORE
Texas Business Owner Accused of Paying to Have Sex With a Minor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An affidavit accuses the owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns of paying $500 cash to have sex with a female under 17. The affidavit filed Wednesday in state district court in Austin accuses 30-year-old Cody R. Wilson of sexual assault of a juvenile. It says he met…… MORE
Texas Business Owner Accused of Paying to Have Sex With a Minor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An affidavit accuses the owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns of paying $500 cash to have sex with a female under 17. The affidavit filed Wednesday in state district court in Austin accuses 30-year-old Cody R. Wilson of sexual assault of a juvenile. It says he met…… MORE
#ThinkBeforeYouPost Campaign Launches in Texas to Warn About Consequences of Making Hoax Threats
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A billboard campaign is launching this week in Texas to warn about the consequences of making hoax threats. It’s called “#ThinkBeforeYouPost” and the movement is in response to a disturbing trend that is being reported by police departments across the country. The campaign was started back in May…the same month…… MORE
A Free Jimmie Vaughan Concert is Among Highlights of North Texas Giving Day
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas Giving Day is Thursday, Sept. 20, it’s the largest 18-hour giving event in the country. The main donation day is Sept. 20, but the annual event is actually 11 days of raising awareness for donations for more nearly 3,000 nonprofits across North Texas. This year, the event got kicked off…… MORE
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